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Wooden Sign

Wooden Sign is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Wooden Sign at a glance

Wooden Sign icon

Buildable Miscellaneous

You build it from the building menu. Carpentry 1.

TypeBuildable
CategoryMiscellaneous
Skill neededCarpentry 1
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What it is and how to use it

Wooden Sign is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.

More: Base building · Recipe database.

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Moving it, placing it and taking it apart

Size1 tile
To build itCarpentry 1

See base building for how furniture mode works.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDType
Base.WoodSignBuildable
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Quick answers

How do you build Wooden Sign in Project Zomboid?

From the building menu. It uses: 3 × Plank; 3 × Nails. Carpentry 1.

What is the item ID for Wooden Sign?

Base.WoodSign.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).